Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı stated, “We assume that we do not have time to stop and see beautiful things and understand fine details amidst the hurry of daily life. These people who have participated in this contest prove that we are wrong.”

Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı stressed that the Middle East Technical University is an elite scientific institution adding that, “METU is certainly a brand but not a brand of violence. Scientific research and cultural activities are the main issues that made METU a brand.”

Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı participated in the “Special Friend Service to Islam Awards ceremony” organized jointly by the Turkish Women Culture Association and Kerim Education, Culture and Health Foundation

Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı said, “The sense of science we inherited is based on working for the good of humanity. You cannot come across scientific studies based on the idea of dominating other countries or communities or producing mass destruction weapons in our history.”

Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı participated in the activity where the five of men of thought were commemorated as a part of “City- People Civilization Bridge: Examplery Personalities” program

Concerning the students affected due to terrorist incidents in the Southeastern Anatolia, Minister of National Education Nabi Avcı said, “Teachers will return to their duty after the normalization of conditions and implement intensified education methods in order to compensate for the period that has been missed”.